diff --git a/buildrunner/docker/importer.py b/buildrunner/docker/importer.py
index 074cfab..0f72774 100644
--- a/buildrunner/docker/importer.py
+++ b/buildrunner/docker/importer.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@
 with the terms of the Adobe license agreement accompanying it.
 """
 
+import python_on_whales
 import yaml
 
 import docker
 import docker.errors
 
+from buildrunner.config import BuildRunnerConfig
 from buildrunner.docker import new_client
 from buildrunner.errors import BuildRunnerProcessingError
 from buildrunner.utils import is_dict
@@ -41,7 +43,11 @@ def import_image(self):
         """
 
         try:
-            import_return = self.docker_client.import_image(self.src)
+            import_return = None
+            if BuildRunnerConfig.get_instance().run_config.use_legacy_builder:
+                import_return = self.docker_client.import_image(self.src)
+            else:
+                import_return = python_on_whales.docker.import_(self.src)
         except docker.errors.APIError as apie:
             raise BuildRunnerProcessingError(
                 f"Error importing image from archive file {self.src}: {apie}"